Volume 12, Issue 2 (2016) | American Journal of Immunology

Where the Future is Being Made Today

Mark A. Brown — 2016-06-28

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 28 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2016.17.19

A Novel Glucan-Sulforaphane Combination Stimulates Immune Response to Influenza in Mouse Model

Vetvicka Vaclav — 2016-08-03

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 3 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2016.20.28

Influenza remains a serious health problem and causes approximately 500,000 deaths world-wide. With current available treatments offering neither dependable protection nor a rapid cure, many have focu...

Immune Response, Detection of IgE and PGE2 during Vaginal Candidiasis in Mice

Rosymar Coutinho Lucas — 2016-07-14

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 14 July 2016; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2016.29.36

Vulvovaginal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection that affects most women in adult life, but the defense mechanism remains to be elucidated. Animals treated with estradiol were inoculated with Ca...

Relationship between Anti-Ds-DNA Antibodies and Abnormal Kidney Function Tests in Patients with Lupus Nephritis

Falah Salim Manhal — 2016-05-21

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 21 May 2016; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2016.37.42

The majority of patients with Lupus Nephritis (LN) usually have abnormal findings of kidney function tests. Severe glomerular damage may be observed in some patients and requires prompt therapeutic in...

Endometriosis-Search for Biomarkers

Kralickova Milena — 2016-07-29

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 29 July 2016; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2016.43.48

Numerous studies are seeking noninvasive methods to diagnose endometriosis, but a clinically applicable test is still missing. Current paper compares the current results in our search for the best dia...